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On February 18, the real life couple of Best Coast and Wavves tag-teamed for a wrestling themed “Summer Is Forever Tour” that came to Terminal 5 for a night of summer-inspired rock and roll. The night also featured an opening performance from L.A. up-and-comers Cherry Glazerr.

Next Thursday will feature an epic double-headlining bill at Terminal 5, featuring sets from both Best Coasts and Wavves. They’re calling in the “Summer Is Forever II” tour, a sequel to a similar tour that took place in 2011. Both released new records in 2015, with Best Coast releasing California Nights via Harvest Records, and Wavves releasing V via Ghost Ramp. Not only do we get sets from them, but also from rising L.A. group Cherry Glazerr

It’s bound to be a great night of music, and it will be interesting to see how the two crowds balance out. Wavves crowds tend to get a bit wild and out of hand, while Best Coast is a more chilled out set. It will be an interesting night of music to say the least, and I can’t wait to see how it all plays out.

Tickets for the show are still available to purchase right here. We’ll have coverage of the show coming this way very soon.

Wavves and Cloud Nothings have collaborated together on an album called No Life For Me. It will be released sometime this year via Williams’ own label, Ghost Ramp.

It was recorded and produced at Joel Williams house (Nathan’s brother, a.k.a. Sweet Valley) from March 16 to March 24 of last year. The whole album was co written by Wavves’ Nathan Williams and Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi, except for one song (“Such A Drag”) which Williams wrote himself. Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend played guitar on a song called “I Find,” and there are contributions from Wavves’ other members Stephen Pope and Brian Hill.

The idea of Wavves and Cloud Nothings’ worlds collided musically is very exciting and could be one of the best guitar rock records of the year. Many of us will turn to this album when we need to let loose of some steam. There has been no talk of a tour, but imagine how insane these shows would be?

Wavves delivered a tight set that I for once watched from a far, not in the midst of all the chaos that takes place within a the crowd at a Wavves show. It was a sweltering hot day, but Wavves still brought out the big jams on the biggest stage that I’ve seen them play yet.

Wavves new video for “That’s On Me” is definitely gonna spark some controversy, and that’s without peta seeing it. It features a man cutting through things with a knife, including a pig. Then a bunch of cheerleaders eat some ribs. It’s strange, but it makes sense in the Wavves universe. Watch it below via Noisey.Read the rest of this entry »

Wavves, FIDLAR, and Cheatahs got together Friday night to play a solid bill at Shea Stadium. All three bands praised the venue as one of the best in the city, and it’s hard to argue with them. It’s as intimate of a spot as they come, they have cheap beer, and it seems like it’s filled out by real music fans.

Cheatahs kicked things of with a set filled of heavy guitars soaked in reverb. The London band possess an ample skillset that gives them a kinetic boost while on set. They were an energetic bunch that could pull you in with a catchy melody, and then throw you in a shoe-gazy daze right when you least expect it. Definitely ones to keep an eye out for.

FIDLAR came out and immediately chaos started brewing in the young crowd. The band had a fuck you lets rock and roll approach and it was a glorious thing to see. They had nothing on their mind but drinking some beer and rocking out. They started their set with “Cheap Beer” which was just asking for it. They are a great deal of fun live and really bring the energy with a kick in the ass.

Wavves played a non-nonsense set for about 45 minutes that brought all the sugary rush of his pop-punk right in your face. As a 4-piece Wavves have succesfully found a perfect band for his sound. Playing all the goods from Afraid Of Heights as well as 2010’s King Of The Beach, there wasn’t a dull moment in the set, keeping the heads nodding and the young kids moshing. His live show is a rapid fire extension of his recorded material, so if you enjoy Wavves, you’ll have a good time at his show.

Wavves & Japandroids were up next at the Viceland party, and lets just say things got a bit rowdy. Wavves put on their usually firey set which resulted in a pretty hectic moshpit. Elbows were thrown, free beers were freely thrown everywhere. Security wasn’t too pleased and tried to get involved, which resulted in Nathan telling them to bend down and chill out. Can’t blame either side. The crowd was a bit much, but it is the type of show where you expect these sort of things to go down.

Japandroids were next and had to battle some tough issues with the sound. The band’s rough powerhouse sound was let down by flat sound that wasn’t there fault. They fought through it the best that they could and put on the best show they could. Regardless of any sound troubles, the crowd was drunk and almost as rowdy as before.

They already shared “Sail To The Sun” from the album, and now they have given us “Demon To Lean On.” Wavves really found their groove on last album King Of The Beach, and they continue to push forward. “Demon To Lean On” sees Wavves getting stronger and bolder with a devastatingly good pop-punk hook. Spending as much time as he does with Best Coast’s Bethany probably doesn’t hurt.

They will be in Brooklyn’s Glasslands on 4/11, and Shea Stadium on 4/12, with FIDLAR supporting both dates.

Wavves recently shared new song “Sail To The Sun”, telling fans it would be on his new album. That album is called Afraid Of Heights, and it will come out on March 26 via Mom + Pop.

It will likely be much larger in sound than his previous releases (the single definitely sounds well produced) as producer John Hill produced it. It was recorded at Sonora Recorders in L.A. and Williams does a bit of growing as he tells Spin in his interview with them. Jenny Lewis contributed some vocals, and Nathan said he listened to Weezer’s Blue Album almost everyday on repeat.

It’s a good read, and will give you a lot of insight into the next album. Check it out at Spin.